Insecticide-holder.



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Patented Jam. ea, 19M.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, Lnonenn S. n, citizen of the United States, residin at tate of New ork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insecticide-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ments and has special reference to an attachment to be applied to piano actions in order to prevent myury thereto incident to the settling of moths and the like within the fiber portions thereof.

The invention has for an object the provision of an attachment whereby a substance such as cam her, or the like, may be supported within the piano case in order to ifinse the fumes thereof throughout the interior of the case, thus to exterminate moths and other insects. I

The invention includes a clasp which is frictionally enga ed on one of the tuning pins and is provi ed with a plurality of cooperating spring arms adapted to engage and support small lumps of camphor or similar material.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for efiecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a central transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the device is formed. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view showing the position of the clamping arms when the ball of camphor is removed therefrom.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 10 designates a metallic strip which is cut away at its opposite longitudinal edges to form a plurality of oppositely disposed fingers 11 and 12, which latter are spaced apart and arranged in airs adjacent the opposite extremities 0 said strip. For the purpose of reinforcing the strip 10 and also to provide means for securing a large cake of camphgxr, t e

strip is provided with integral spring clampmusical mstruing arms 13 and 14 extending laterally therefrom the arms 13 and 14 being carved outwardly and thence inwardly toward each other for the purpose of frictionally engagingand retaining a lump of'camphor or similar material, between said arms. The outer extremities of the fingers 11 and 12 are concaved to form depressions or returned gripping surfaces when 5 herical bodies are pos tioned between said fgers. The strip 10 is supported upon one o the tuning pins of a piano, (not shown), b means of tongues 16, which latter exten rearwardly from the strip 10 and have their upper and lower longitudinal edges bent inwardly at 17 to form a rectan ar socket adapted to receive the head 0 the tuning pin. The fingers 11 and arm 13 are provided with lips 11' by means of which said fingers and arms may be raised tween the same.

When it is desired to place a ball or cake of camphor within a piano case, cupboard or other inclosure, the camphor is inserted between the outer extremities of the fingers 11 and 12 where it is retained in position by the inherent resilient properties of said fingers.

Relatively large cakes of-camphor are inserted-between the clamping arms 13 and 1 1, and the strip 10 placed within the piano case with the socket formed by the tongues 16 and lips 17 disposed over the head of one of the tuning pins.

The strip 10 may be manufactured from celluloid or may be formed of metal, although the celluloid construction is preferable, sincemetal when used in connection with a piano action has a tendency to vibrate, which is undesirable, and often injures the tone of the instrument.

Heretofore it-has been the custom to dispose a moth preventive in powdered or other loose form within a iano case, but this has been found objectionable in that the vibration of the strings has a tendency to agitate the particles.

The fingers 11 and 12 as well as the clamping arms 13 and 14 are so formed that t e same move inwardly as the camphor or other moth preventive evaporates, 111 order to securely retain the substance in position.

The 0 posite ends of the supporting strip are pre erably provided with perforations 20 so as to permit the holder to be suspended from a nail, hook, or similar device. It will to permit the insertion of a ball of camphor, or similar substance bebetween two of the clamping members being provided withspaced incisions, and the material at said incisions bent laterally at 15 the rear of the clampin members to proluce co-actm tongues, the up r and lower ed es of whic are bent inwar 1y to form a et for engagement with a support. In testimonf whereof I affix my signature 20 in presence 0 two witnesses.

LEONARD S; HILL. [n s.] Witnesses: Enmmn HILL,

Dono'rnr WARREN. 

